Recognised as Colour

#C565DB

#C565DB
Violet
Dark
Nearest: Medium orchid

#C565DB is a violet with RGB values 197, 101, 219 and HSL 289°, 62%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium orchid.

Colour values

#C565DB#C565DB

HEX#C565DB

RGBrgb(197, 101, 219)

RGB (0–1)0.7725, 0.3961, 0.8588

RGB percentages77.3%, 39.6%, 85.9%

HSLhsl(288.8, 62.1%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(288.8, 53.9%, 85.9%)

CMYK10%, 53.9%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,936,667

CSS custom property--colour: #C565DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26292WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.26:1

Contrast with white3.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.26:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#3A9A24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E86DFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#6E90D8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 48.2 from the original

Tritanopia#C67697no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 44.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.36:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.26:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium orchid · ΔE 6.4 Orchid · ΔE 11 Violet · ΔE 13.7 Medium purple · ΔE 20.1 Dark orchid · ΔE 23.6 Medium slateblue · ΔE 26.4

Nearest named CSS colourMedium orchid (#BA55D3)ΔE 6.41, clearly different but related

Hue familyviolet

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7BDB65

Analogous#8A65DB, #DB65B6

Triadic#DBC565, #65DBC5

Split complementary#B6DB65, #65DB8A

Tetradic#DB8A65, #7BDB65, #65B6DB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F4E1F8

Lighter +20%#E4B8EE

Lighter +10%#D58EE5

Darker −10%#B53CD1

Darker −20%#9729B1

Darker −30%#742087

Darker −40%#51165E

More saturated +25%#D44DF3

Less saturated −25%#B67DC3

Channel breakdown

R197

G101

B219

Red197 (77.3%)

Green101 (39.6%)

Blue219 (85.9%)

Hue288.81°

Saturation (HSL)62.11%

Lightness62.75%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR C5 · G 65 · B DB

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C565Db (chemical formula)

Formula
7,054.215 g/mol
566 atoms

C565Db has a molar mass of 7,054.215 g/mol, made up of 566 atoms across 2 elements: 565 × C, 1 × Db.

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Molar mass

Molar mass7,054.215 g/mol

Total atoms per molecule566

Distinct elements2

Mass of one molecule1.17138 × 10^-20 g

Molecules per gram8.5369396 × 10^19

Name

NameNot in the name tablea name cannot be worked out from a formula alone: isomers share formulas, and naming depends on bonding the formula does not show

Composition by mass

C96.2%

Db3.8%

Carbon (C × 565)6,786.215 g/mol, 96.201%

Dubnium (Db)268 g/mol, 3.799%

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